Optometry Times Staff Reports

The 25th annual event was originally scheduled for January 16-19.

Exciting news from OYE Technology!

Landmark initiative emphasizes shared responsibilities for patients' health care

Advanstar Communications' "Cardiometabolic Disorders and Weight: Action for Outcomes" initiative brings together comprehensive tools and information from our Web portal ModernMedicine.com, our 15 healthcare brands, and two of our pharmaceutical science publications.

For the first time, 17 of Advanstar Communications' Life Sciences publications and their Web portal, ModernMedicine.com, are collaborating in a coordinated, interdisciplinary initiative to address a major public health issue: cardiometabolic disorders and weight.

For the first time, 17 of Advanstar Communications' Life Sciences publications and their Web portal, ModernMedicine.com, are collaborating in a coordinated, interdisciplinary initiative to address a major public health issue: cardiometabolic disorders and weight.

Viva International has released eight new prescription-ready sunglass styles for men and women in its Harley-Davidson Eyewear collection.

The latest special edition frame from Marc Jacobs is designed to have an edgy appeal, borrowing from the glam-rock era sprinkled with a touch of punk.

With sun safety a growing concern and the sun season in full swing, Vision-Ease Lens (VEL) and the Skin Cancer Foundation (SCF) are working together to educate consumers about the importance of sun protection for the eyes.

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Results of a survey conducted by Transitions Optical reveal that women are significantly more likely than men to experience various eye conditions and vision problems and more likely to identify certain health and environmental factors as negatively affecting vision.

Teens with blindness or low vision face a greater number of hurdles as they transition to adult life. Making a successful transition can require not only academic training but also vocational, social, and personal development.

Bausch & Lomb (B&L) launched the Center for Patient Insights to increase access to unbiased industry information, trends, market research and insights for eye-care professionals (ECPs) across the country.

Prevent Blindness America is leading the effort to secure federal funding for programs that prevent blindness and preserve sight.

Bausch & Lomb Vision Care (B&L) is reintroducing its ReNu line of eye-care products to consumers and eye-care practitioners in an effort to both meet customers' needs and rejuvenate its product line.

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The FDA Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended the approval of bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution 1.5% (Bepreve, ISTA Pharmaceuticals) for treating ocular itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis.

Every online purchase of any new pair of Maui Jim sunglasses from www.mauijim.com through July 31 will result in the donation of a pair of new Maui Jim sunglasses to Unite for Sight, a non-profit group that has as its goal improving eye health and eliminating preventable blindness among severely impoverished people.

Switching patients to 1-day disposable contact lenses (CLs) may improve lens-wearing comfort for those who have seasonal allergic conjunctivitis, according to CooperVision.

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The inaugural "Opticians in May" education day was held in California to provide continuing education for opticians.

At the recent American Optometric Association annual congress, Astavita Professional introduced astaxanthin (AstaREAL, Fuji Health Science) for the relief and prevention of asthenopia.

Transcend Medical Inc. has closed a $35 million Series B round and is continuing the development of its Transcend CyPass System, a novel proprietary system for the minimally invasive treatment of glaucoma.